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ljni'irnn Srirns PATENT lirica@ HAROLD A. ii'lflSS'lE-R, OF HAVERHILL, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE Il. I. FLAGG,

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLANBNG AND POLlSHlNC BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,239, dated March 31, 1891. Application filed September 20, 1890. Serial No. 365,638. (No model.)

Zo @ZZ zii/1,0m t may concern,.- along a straight line to the hub 0i' carrier Be it known that I, HAROLD A. XXTEBSTER, that supports it. llie outer edge of each of Haverhill, in the county of Essex and State piece is therefore so held or confined that it of Massachusetts, have invented certain new cannot sway about in all directions, or, in 55 5 and useful Improvements in Cleaning and other Words, it cannot move to any material Polishing Brushes, of which the following is extent in a direction parallel with the shaft a specification. on which it rotates. The band is preferably This invention has forits object to provide glued or otherwise securely attached to the a brush adapted particularly toclean the surperiphery of acylinderorpulley (l, the brush- 6o io faces of boots or shoes, to remove froin the strips radiating from the periphery of the upper-leather the stains and marks incidental pulley and having their free outer edges arto the operations involved in the inanufacranged parallel with the axis of the pulley, as tin-e of the goods, and to iin-part to said sun -shownein.F.ig.l, y I faces a desirable polish or finish. It will be seen that when the pulley is rap- 65 15 The invention consists in abrush composed idly rotated the free edges of the brush-strips, of a series of sheets or pieces of cloth orother forced outwardly by centrifugal force and suitable flexible material attached at theirin` extending continuously across the path in ner edges to a movable support or holder, which the brush moves, constitute a brush 'whiohinaybe eithera cylinderora beltadaptwhich is suflieiently yielding to conform to 7o zo ed to niove on pulleys, the said pieces being the curvaturesof the surface of a boot or shoe arranged at right angles to the direction of or other article presented to the lornsh, and movement of the support, so that they preat the saine time the continuous edges ofthe sent continuous brushing-surfaces extending brush-strips present sufcient resist-ance to across the path in which the support moves. prevent the article from sinking too deeply 75 25 In the accompanying drawings, forming a into the brush. .The strips, arranged as-deparl ol this specification, Figure 1 represents scribed, vvithth'cirfree edges extending across a perspective view of a cylindrical brush einthepath inlwhich the brush moves, differ in boilying my invention, liig. 2 represents a their eilectlroni flexible stripsordisksas used perspective vie'w ol' a portion of the brush. in an ordinary rag-.whecL in which the strips 8o 3o Fig. o represents an enlarged sectional view aro arranged cdgoyvise to the path in which the of a portion of the saine. Fig. 4 represents brush moves. Said rag- Wheel strips .are sepa: an edge view of the brush formed as a belt. iable by the pressure ot the Work against the 'lhesainc letters of reference indicate the periphery of thebrush, so thatthe continuity same parts in all the figures. of the brushing-surface across the path in 85 35 ln carrying oni' my invent-ion l attach to a which it moves is liable to be broken in the flexible band a, ol cloth, leather, or other i'ag-\vlicel. ln my improvedbrush,however, .suitable material, a series of brush-strips o, the c'ontinnityof the brushing-surface cannot which act with the desired cleaning orpolishbe broken crosswisc of the path of movement ing cll'ect on a boot or shoe upper or other of the brush, because thc edges of the brush- 9o .io article presented to Lhc brush. l prefer to strips ext-endwin my brush at riglitangles to malte said strips of cloth, either cotton or the direction in whichthcyextendinllieragcoolen; but they may be of chamoisskin or wheel. llcnce the pressure of the article other suitable material. against the wheel is opposed by the entire l"he brush-strips (i are attaclicdat their inouter edge of cach strip.

If desired, the band a may bc made in the forin of an endless belt, as shown in Fig. l, said belt boing supported when in use bypulleys (l q. ln this case the strips l; will ol' course be arranged so that their outer edges ioc extend across the path ol' movement ol" the brush.

other-suitable lasteiiiiigs, and. aro arranged so that they stand side by side, their outer edges being parallel and arranged erosswise olf the pat-h in which the band d moves vvhen go thel brush is in operation. Each strip b is secured at its innereiid in a dat condition or I do not limit myself to the use of a band a when the strips b are supported by a single pulley, as in such case thestrips may be attached directly and independently to the pullley withontbeing first attached to the band.

I claim-i l. A brush composed of a series of Hat leaves .or sheets forming brush-strips of fieXible material and a movable holder to which the inner edges of said leaves or sheets are attached, the outer edges thereof being arranged substantially at right angles to the direction of movement of the brush, as set forth.

The improved brush composed of a cylinder or pulley and the series of brush-strips, consisting each of a continuous sheet of fiexible material attached to the periphery of the pulley and radiating therefrom, the free outer edges of said strips being` substantially parallel with the axis of the cylinder and substantially at right angles to the direction of motion of the brush, as set forth. y

v3. The improved brush herein described, composed of a series of brush-strips, which consist each of a continuous flat leaf or sheet having itsI inner angular or bent edge attached to a hub or carrier and arranged parallel with each other, substantially as setY forth. t

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence et two subscribing Witnesses, this llth day et September, A. D. 1890.

HAROLD A.. llllllSS'llll-t. fitnessesz y EWING W. HAMLEN,

C. F. BROWN. 

